Michigan Laws 324.32301 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.32301
- Connecting waterway: means the St. See Michigan Laws 324.32301
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Shoreland: means the land, water, and land beneath the water that is in close proximity to the shoreline of a Great Lake or a connecting waterway. See Michigan Laws 324.32301
- Shoreline: means that area of the shorelands where land and water meet. See Michigan Laws 324.32301
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
As used in this part:
(a) “Connecting waterway” means the St. Marys river, Detroit river, St. Clair river, or Lake St. Clair.
(b) “Environmental area” means an area of the shoreland determined by the department on the basis of studies and surveys to be necessary for the preservation and maintenance of fish and wildlife.
(c) “High-risk area” means an area of the shoreland that is determined by the department on the basis of studies and surveys to be subject to erosion.
(d) “Land to be zoned or regulated” or “land to be zoned” means the land in this state that borders or is adjacent to a Great Lake or a connecting waterway and that, except for flood risk areas, is situated within 1,000 feet landward from the ordinary high-water mark as defined in section 32501, land bordering or adjacent to waters affected by levels of the Great Lakes landward of the ordinary high-water mark as defined by section 30101, and land between the ordinary high-water mark and the water’s edge.
(e) “Shoreland” means the land, water, and land beneath the water that is in close proximity to the shoreline of a Great Lake or a connecting waterway.
(f) “Shoreline” means that area of the shorelands where land and water meet.
(g) “Flood risk area” means the area of the shoreland that is determined by the department on the basis of studies and surveys to be subject to flooding from effects of levels of the Great Lakes and is not limited to 1,000 feet.